Paris Saint-Germain hopeful of signing Lionel Messi after shock Barcelona exit

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Paris Saint-Germain are already making progress in talks to sign Lionel Messi after Barcelona were unable to offer the forward a new contract at the Nou Camp.

The six-time Ballon d'Or winner has officially been a free agent since July 1 after he failed to agree terms over a renewal before his previous Barcelona contract expired on June 30, however, the 34-year-old had been expected to sign a new five-year contract with the Catalan club, which would have seen his salary reduced by 50 per cent.

PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino spoke to the media on Friday and said: "Regarding Lionel Messi, we all saw what happened yesterday...but I won't say anything other than that we are focused on beating Troyes [on Saturday] and starting the season well."

"At the same time our sporting director and president are working hard to improve the team in whichever areas we can."

Kaveh Solhekol and Jonathan Johnson discussed the possibility of the move to the french capital and how Barcelona have found themselves in this situation and what would need to happen for Lionel Messi to appear for the La Liga side again.

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